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Chapter 444 Betrayal (End)

In St. Petersburg, the morning light is shining.

Before the sun could rise, three Austin armored vehicles were waiting at the gate of the Hermitage.

In the carriage, Qin Jian wiped his gun very seriously. This was a German-made Mauser pistol. He chose this very rare gun in Russia just because the Hanyang factory in China also imitated it. Before he knew it, he had been lurking in this country for four years, and time had made many memories blur. He only knew that his current name was Mir Ivan, a Tatar who had fallen into Heilongjiang and accidentally joined the poor party. He was a political commissar of the Red Guards.

So after returning from Ukraine, he became a loyal poor party fighter, and like all poor party members, he devoted himself to the constitutional elections initiated by them. But when a month of work finally came to an end, and when the whole of Russia and even the world focused on today's day, he realized that he was actually looking forward to today.

Of course he didn't know that Yang Qiu was looking forward to this day. Just last night, tens of thousands of soldiers had quickly taken over half of Siberia in the disguise of the second batch of Russian Eastern Expeditionary Forces, and once again deployed the killer moves against the north with a "predictive" eye, waiting for the arrival of today's moment. In fact, even the telegraph room did not know what was going on there. Because there was only one railway to Siberia, and the wired telegraph line was also set up along the railway line. As long as both ends were cut off, the vast world in the middle would become a deaf and blind man. However, due to the lack of attention of the Tsar era, only the navy and a few departments have it. In this era of low radio wave efficiency, the probability of sending a telegraph from Vladivostok being received by St. Petersburg on the back of the earth was smaller than the winning prize.

After rubbing each bullet to the point of being able to see, he stuffed them into the magazine again. When ten 7.63 bullets overlapped tightly together and closed the bolt, Lenin, Stalin and others appeared on the steps. With sharp eyes, he found that the eyes of the few people were all red and blood-covered, and their faces were so gloomy that they could almost drip out of water. After they got into the car, Qin Jian waved his hand to the guards to set off. Then he sat in the passenger seat himself.

This is an armored vehicle specially equipped for members of the Politburo, including Lenin and Stalin. After removing the excess components, it can accommodate six seats. At this moment, in addition to Stalin and Lenin, Trosky and Zinoviev also got into the carriage. This is extremely unusual. You must know that according to regulations, they must divide three cars! What exactly makes them gather together to discuss even when they are on the way?

Qin Jian immediately raised his ears.

Trosky and everyone did not notice Qin Jian in the passenger seat, but even if they knew, they had no scruples, because it was the time for the poor party to die! So he straightened his waist and looked at Lenin with deep and sharp eyes. The biggest hero in the October Revolution was very dissatisfied with Lenin's previous policies. In his opinion, the constitutional election was a complete mistake, and the situation of the elections in various places had confirmed his ideas, saying: "Comrade Kamenev has received the exact news that today they will launch an attack in the Duma to force us to step down and then reach a new agreement with Britain and France! So I think decisive measures should be taken immediately and the election results should be terminated! .... Now the United States has joined the war, and millions of American troops are rushing to the Western Front. The strength of Britain, France and Germany has changed. I think we should immediately unilaterally cease the war, restore the army, and continue to delay without fighting."

"I agree with Comrade Trosky's words, and we must never hand over power to those imperialist lackeys! They will lead Russia into the abyss." Although Zinoviev was criticized by Lenin for leaking the October Revolution plan, he rushed back from Ukraine at this moment of life and death. But he did not agree with Trosky's principle of disagreement and no war, and said: "But I do not agree with maintaining a disagreement attitude. Because our opponents will also adopt this strategy, we should maintain the party's integrity and reach an armistice agreement with the Germans immediately. The people have suffered a lot, and now it is time to end! As long as we can reach a armistice contract with Germany, we can immediately disband and restore the army and rely on the power of soldiers to influence and change rural areas."

"No! You can't take the initiative to pray for marriage to Germany, as that will make the Germans feel that we have something to ask for." Trosky opposed.

Zinoviev confronted each other: "But the soldiers were no longer intent to continue fighting, and we also made promises to give them a truce and bread. If the contract cannot be reached immediately, how can we persuade them to continue to support us?"

Lenin also regretted the words of the two, and it seemed as if a terrible poisonous snake had penetrated into his heart. Because he was too optimistic about the power of the all-Russian engineers and the combined forces, he ignored the majority of the peasants and landlords (after Torepin, Russian farmers were considered proletarians), which led to his intention to rely on the election to take the rightful position, and completely blocked the mouths of Britain, France and other countries. What's more wrong is that he also publicly announced in front of the All-Russian Engineer Committee and the Hermitage that he would accept "people"

The choice of the people, and solemnly promised in front of ambassadors and journalists from various countries that they solemnly promised the promise of withdrawing from the government after the election failed! Seeing that the ideal of the proletariat's rule was right in front of him, it was tied up by the big stone he threw down! What should we do? Announce the refusal to admit it with unfair election bribery and voting? Just kidding! This is the general election organized by himself, and the Socialist Party did not intervene from beginning to end. So his eyes swam around the crowd for a few times, and slowly fell on Stalin who did not say a word.

"Comrade Stalin, what about your opinion?"

This sentence focused everyone's attention on Stalin, who rarely spoke since last night. In fact, Stalin didn't want to say it, but he knew that he was not as good as Trotsky in terms of eloquence and Zinoviev in terms of talent. Moreover, he didn't like this circle-like political approach, so he never expressed his opinion. But now Lenin asked him and had to answer. After organizing some words in his head, he said: "Comrade Lenin, I think we have too many concerns! We have no need to run against those imperialists, landlords and bourgeoisie. Comrade Trotsky and Comrade Zinoviev have made it very clear. I think we should change the ballot box immediately with force!"

"Change the ballot box with force?!"

A glimmer of light flashed in Lenin's eyes and he asked, "But I have already..."

"There is no need to be trusted with those imperialists!" Since coming to St. Petersburg, Stalin felt that he had stepped into a swamp and could not use his strength. Only at this moment did he finally find the style of traversing the Caucasus that year, and said rudely: "We already have 20,000 Red Guards, and the troops of Comrades such as Fu Longzhi will soon be able to rush back. The soldiers are now on our side, so I think it's time to shut up some people! The Caucasian Cavalry Division should be allowed to relax the defense line immediately. Let Germany restrain the Chinese team, so that we can ensure that there is enough time to arm the defense of the regime, and let those capitalists and landlords shut up completely. As long as we can reach an agreement with Germany, we can seek their help and disintegrate the imperialist minions."

Stalin breathed a sigh of relief after saying his thoughts in one breath. It was not so pleasant for a long time. But Trosky quickly frowned. Although he also suggested taking decisive actions and not getting entangled in the election, he disagreed with his approach to exchange for German support with the armistice agreement.

But the most shocking thing was Qin Jian. Although he had learned from various channels that the poor party election was likely to fail, Stalin's words still made him feel a chill that rushed straight to his forehead. Use force to change the ballot box! He also had to implement the plan to liberalize the defense line! He also had to unilaterally announce a ceasefire! Do they think promises and political credit are jokes? What is the difference between this and Yuan Shikai back then? Are 80,000 comrades ready?

The more he thought about it, the more he became more and more afraid. Stalin's voice came from behind him: "Comrade Mir, go and start the Red Guards immediately and take them to the Duma Forum." Qin Jian did not dare to delay, nodded and pushed the door and ran to the Red Guards' base.

Just as Lenin and his party rushed to the Duma, Lu Zhengxiang was also making final preparations. Today, everyone had been waiting for a full month, and the eyes of both sides of the warring parties around the world were in St. Petersburg. So as an ambassador who had an agreement and backed up a hundred thousand troops in Russia, he got up early and prepared carefully. Mrs. Pede also ironed her husband's dress early to attend the announcement of the results of the Russian Duma election.

Lu Zhengxiang was looking at the latest information sent by the British and French ambassadors last night. Since the Chinese Expeditionary Force is now in Ukraine and Urals, his status is much higher. At this moment when the full alliance forces are needed, Britain and France can share the information they have mastered. This is enough to show how much they need China to make a voice in Russian affairs. Compared with the information he has mastered, the data of Britain and France are much more detailed, and even make people wonder if they have penetrated into the top leaders of the poor party. But it is not surprising that they have been here for hundreds of years and even the royal family is related.

In fact, whether it is British and French information or his investigation, the results are self-evident. The poor party led by Lenin is obviously impossible to obtain half of the seats stipulated in the provisional constitution because they ignored the demands of the vast Russian peasant class. Since the Torepin era, Russia's land policy has been quietly changed, and a large number of landless people have obtained land. But this subtle change has obviously been ignored by the poor party. This cannot be blamed. In fact, they are completely separated from the national tradition and reality like the Democratic Party a few years ago. It is too idealistic to think that they can copy the experience from abroad or decades ago. You should know that in Russia, there were only 3 million workers in its heyday, and the soldiers who supported them were only about tens of millions. But even if only Belarus, Ukraine, the Baltic coast and the rich surrounding areas of St. Petersburg, the capitalists who supported the left-wing socialist party had more than 50 million industrial and mining owners and landlord farmers.

Mrs. Pede has also read this information. This month was a torment for her. Although she was already a Chinese daughter-in-law, she knew very well that if the poor party came to power and immediately withdrew from the war according to their slogan, the people of her motherland would need to suffer for a longer time. Now the dust has finally settled, so she was very happy and asked: "Zi Xin, has the Socialist Party agreed to the conditions?"

"Agree!" How could Lu Zhengxiang not know his wife's thoughts and comforted him: "The Socialist Party has agreed to maintain a deterrent situation against Germany. Even if they don't want to fight, as long as they don't disband the troops, Germany cannot draw one soldier and one soldier to the western front! Don't worry, Madam, the US military has arrived in France for 2 million, and our strength has exceeded Germany's strength, and the end is right in front of us."

Mrs. Pede ironed her clothes. Thinking that the motherland was about to bid farewell to the enemy's invasion, she was so happy that she kissed her husband like a child. The sudden attack made Lu Zhengxiang laugh. Before she could make a few jokes, the knock on the door interrupted the couple's whisper. After the door opened, the two were slightly stunned! Chen Shijie was carrying a thick vest, and Yang Qiu, behind her, took a photo of the hunter team that Yang Qiu specially posed for protecting the two, was fully armed, and the current posture of a great enemy.

"Shijie, you guys are..."

"Sir, Madam. I won't hide the matter from you now. Shijie joined the National Security Bureau four years ago." After Chen Shijie revealed his trump card, Lu Zhengxiang and his wife were not too surprised. Because they had long discovered that this Chinese orphan who almost died on the streets of Russia was a little different, but they were very puzzled by the current situation of this great enemy at this moment. After putting on the vest that was very uncomfortable with the steel plate, they asked: "What happened?"

After Chen Shijie put on his bulletproof vest for him, he carefully checked it before answering: "Sir, Madam. We have received the exact information that the Poor Party has drawn the troops loyal to them back from the front line. So... this is for your safety."

"What! They have drawn the front line troops back?" Lu Zhengxiang's face suddenly looked extremely ugly. When he turned to Mrs. Pede, she also covered her mouth in surprise, and her charming eyes were covered with haze. How could this be? How could they be like this? For power, they were actually ready to publicly betray their promises! Betray the promises made to the whole world!

Like Madame Pede's charming eyes, the clear sky in St. Petersburg was once again shrouded in thick snow clouds, but this did not dispel people's enthusiasm. Tens of thousands of citizens and demobilized soldiers flocked to the Duma Forum, hoping to witness the moment when the election results were announced. The Duma Building was also very lively, and the Socialist Party members had even slapped each other to celebrate the victory. The poor Party members who were arrogant a few days ago were depressed. As for other small parties, they also began to sit down and choose new collaborators.

Lord Carroll and others also arrived at the venue early, but they obviously received the news that the poor party began to withdraw troops. Everyone had concerns written on their faces, and they began to think about how to stop the failed poor party from jumping over the wall.

The arrival of Lenin, Trosky and others made the venue quiet, but their Su Fengbi-Bikao-like expression made many people laugh secretly. As the old speaker of the Socialist Party, he obviously wanted to add fuel to the fire and knocked the wooden hammer hard: "We finally waited for this day, and the Russian people have made a choice! Now... let's listen to the vote counting results."

With his voice, the staff began to read out the statistical results. When the 175 seats of the Poor Party faced more than half of the 410 seats of the Socialist Party, the entire Duma Building applauded. The applause also affected the outside. The Socialist Party supporters in the square cheered. After 12 years of hard struggle, they finally saw the real constitutional era. Even the deafening cheers made ambassadors such as Lu Zhengxiang and Lord Carol breathe a little relieved, thinking that the other party would be worried.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly walked towards the podium!

Lenin!

What does he want to do?

Should I announce the acceptance of the failure, or do I want to break my promise? Everyone's breathing became nervous.

Lenin was slow, his legs were filled with lead, but he knew that there was no way out at this moment. He could never fail! He believed that the proletariat had stood up and could not sit down again. So he quickly adjusted his breathing and stood firmly behind the podium: "I'm sorry, I think this election was carried out according to the laws of the former Provisional Government. This law is now outdated, so the All-Russian Engineering Commission believes that the result of this election is invalid!"

"What!"

"What!"

"What!"

Almost every mouth burst out with such a sound, even Lu Zhengxiang and others who had already expected that the poor party might be in a hurry to jump over the wall, exclaimed! The law was invalid? Then why didn't you say it before, but you just waited for the unfavorable result to come out before saying it was invalid?! Isn't this a playful person? The anger was instantly inspired by this absurd excuse. Just now, I fantasized that all rights belonged to Duma, and the MPs in the left-wing social party formed a cabinet to rule. Many people even stood up and tried to rush to the podium to catch Lenin to make a clear statement. But the ruthless iron hooves broke all the fantasies, and a large number of Red Guard militants appeared in the building. The cold gun made everyone unable to make any sound like ducks strangled.

The cheers in the square were also replaced by screams and curses. Jacob held a rifle and his partners to point at the unarmed Socialist supporters. His hands were shaking because many of them were colleagues and partners from his former factory. But when a stone flew towards him, he pulled the trigger. From now on, the dense gunfire not only did not disappear from Russia, which longed for peace, but kept ringing for many years.

On December 25, 1917, the day the statistics of the All-Russian general election came out, the Poor Party declared the election invalid under the absurd excuse of the law expired!

At the same time, it announced the suspension of Duma work!

Announce all gatherings to be banned!

Announced a curfew in St. Petersburg!

Announce a unilateral ceasefire for 100 days and start armistice negotiations with Germany!!

On January 9, 1905, the Tsar and Trepov shot and killed workers who demanded the convening of the Constitutional Assembly. After 12 years of hard struggle, when the Constitutional Assembly was truly elected by the people, the workers in St. Petersburg were once again shot and killed by people who claimed to be representatives of the working class because of the Constitutional Assembly! From then on, citizens' right to express their opinions was deprived, their flags were torn apart, and the rifle dispelled the dreams of the best Russian elements in nearly a hundred years for them.

That day, Russia and even the whole world encountered an unforgettable betrayal! The American journalist John Reed, who was present, recorded the entire story and the last sentence that Lord Carol gave to represent the Allied countries.

"We will not tolerate betrayal! Any betrayer will be sent to the gallows!"

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ps: First of all, I apologized. When I was halfway through the rest of the day, I didn’t expect to fall asleep on the sofa. Secondly, the hippos didn’t write the “betrayal” section, which is not good. I fell asleep last night because I couldn’t write and wanted to reconceive it. So I decided to finish this short story quickly. After all, this is not a matter of the New Republic of China. Let’s just rob and get a ticket home and take my wife to warm the bed.

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